Polio Committee in Taylor County Holds Alert Meeting
The Taylor County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis met at First Presbyterian Church to plan alert measures against polio after three outbreak cases within 36 hours in Hepzibah, Harrison County. John Sayre Jr. was reelected county chairman with Mrs. Rhea Fisher as vice chair and Herman Cooper as treasurer. Mrs. Paul E. Malone was named secretary. Committee heads include Mrs. Burl Mason, Miss Virginia Hanway, Dr. R. D. Stout, Rae Murphy, Francis Anger, Ray Shaw, and others. Fund campaign chair is Mr. Knotts, campaign run January 15 to 31. Sterling Evans will visit the local chapter in September.
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Hepzibah
Harrison County
Taylor County
National Foundation of
Rhea Fisher
Herman Cooper
Paul E. Malone
Burl Mason
Virginia Hanway
Rae Murphy
Francis Anger
Ray Shaw
Aaa Ae Finance
Knotts
Stérling Evans
State
Arghhidation
Polio Outbreak Grows in Harrison County Hotspot
In Clarksburg Nina Davis nine, from Hepzibah, contracted infantile paralysis yesterday as the town faced its third polio case within 36 hours. Fifteen-year-old Robert Lee Tomes died Thursday. Davis cousins Barbara Davis and Tomes’ sister also lived nearby, all within 500 yards. Health officer A J Kemper noted the cluster as unprecedented for the area.
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Clarksburg
Nina Davis
Hepzibah
Harrison
Robert Lee Tomes
Barbara Davis
Davis
Morris Memorial Hospital
Milton
Tomgs Boy
A. J. Kemper
Bishop Moore a Dallas Methodist leader and bishop
The article traces Bishop Moore’s life from Yale studies and ordination in 1687 to pastoring in Dallas in 1902 and becoming editor in Nashville in 1906, then bishop in 1918. It notes his Arkansas centennial sermon near Rockport with President Roosevelt present, his widow surviving him, and mentions Switzerland’s geography and river headwaters.
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Wupuue
Yale University
Dallas
First Methodist Church
Christian Advocate
Nashville
N Tenn
Moore
Rockport
Ark
Little Rock
Pallbearers named for Stilwell funeral in Volga area
John Tomas Stilwell 20 son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Stilwell of 32 West Washington street passed away after attempting to save Betty Lou Tenney at Buckhanlon river near Volga. Funeral services set for 9 am Monday at St Augustine Catholic church with Rev M J Hannon officiating. Joe Willis Louk of Thornton 22 died at City hospital after three days illness. Interment in Bluemont cemetery. Pallbearers include Robert Waters Richard Waters John Lawrence Waters Patrick Flanagan Claude Patterson William Cockerell Robert Tucker Joseph Constable Frederick Smith James Hulley Paul E Malone.
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John Tomas
Jack) Stilwell
Theodore Stilwell
West Washington Street
Robert Waters
Richard Waters
John Lawrence Waters
Patrick Flanagan
Claude Patterson
William Cockerell
Robert Tucker
Joseph Constable
Fredérick’ Smith
James Hulley
Paul E. Malone
St. ‘Augustine Catholic Church
M. J. Hannon
Ajligbe
Mt. Calvary
Cem Neal Young Stilwell
Buckhanlon
Maxon
Volga
Betty Lou Tenney
Upshur
Jack
Stilwell
Malone's
Joe Willis Louk
Thornton
Route 1
City Hospital
Gordon
Mary Williams
Louk
Hardman
Preston County
Richard Louk
Harriet Dadisman
Route 119
Grafton
Lucille
Rosemary
Marthe Louk
Hol
Brief Rites For Mrs. Gough At Bartlett Funeral Home
A service for Mrs. Lillie May Gough 81 widow of former mayor Charles W. Gough was held at Bartlett Funeral Home at 1:30 this afternoon. She died yesterday morning at City hospital and will be shipped to Akron Ohio for Monday services and Greenlawn Cemetery burial. Surviving are children T. C. Gough Mrs Charles R. Martin Miss Marian Gough Mrs M J Pfeil and Charles V Gough Jr plus a sister Miss Nellie Cline.
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Bartlett Funeral
Lillie May Gough
West
Washington Street
Charles W. Gough
City Hospital
Arta F. Shomo
Gough
Akron
Methodist Church
the Daughters of America
T. C. Gough
Grafton
Charles R. Martin
Logan
Marian Gough
New York City
M. J. Pfeil
Las Vegas
Nev
Charles V. Gough, Jr
Ohio
Nellie Cline
Fairmont
Congress Debates Tax Cuts Amid Anti Inflation Push
Senator Millikin warns Truman faces pressure for further tax reductions as surplus funds allow more cuts and debt payoff. Taft counters with criticism of the anti inflation campaign and accuses Truman of deception to avoid lowering costs.
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Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
Millikin
Republic Party
Taft
GOP
Mr. Truman
Reburials Planned Across Ohio and West Virginia
Four re interments are scheduled for Wednesday for Protestant faith mourners. Services will be led by Rev Col John W Hollister of Fairmont Central Methodist Church with military honors from the West Virginia Military District Honor Guard. Pallbearers are provided by local American Legion posts and Veterans of Foreign Wars. locations include Cleveland Ohio Morgantown West Virginia Webster Springs and Fairmont area with times from 8 30 am to 11 am including Oak Hill and Mt Clare communities.
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Charles W. Butler
Oak Hill
Fred Faber, Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
Earnest le Golden
Mt. Clare
Clark Wolford
Webster Springs
John W. Hollister
Fairmont Central Methodist Church
Prison escape recaptured men and guard's fear
Skeen reported an intensified prison escape two years ago as convicts scaled a wall with rope and ladder while a guard refrained fire to avoid hitting children in the street. Recaptured were Harry J. Struble of Wood County and Norvin Ashley of Kanawha County, who fled from the penitentiary farm last Monday. Struble faced grand larceny and Ashley breaking and entering sentences. Soviet Russia comprises 11 republics and spans most of the country’s landmass.
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Skeen
Spencer
Harry J. Struble
Wood County
Norvin Ashley
Kanawha County
Penitentiary
Struble
Vigeause Sees Political Cost From Labor Dispute
The article notes that Vigeause fears the dispute could cost him votes and labor support as workers weigh their options and campaign dynamics shift amid pressure.
Berlin air lift plans amid Russian blockade rumors
The United States moves to increase Berlin air lift with 28 large transports after suspending some trains. Western Allies vow to fly in supplies despite potential Russian blockades. ADN reports Russia plans a trade group to aid blockaded industries, rejected by Western powers. Diplomatic efforts may ask Stalin to end the blockade. Also included are crime notes about Livingstone and a brief data dump on Europe’s geography and salt use.
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United States
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German Economic Commission
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U.S
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Krupp leaders convicted in Nazi slave labor case
Court convicts Gustav Krupp heirs and executives of plundering Nazi lands and exploiting foreign slaves and POWs. The judgment details 12,000 foreign workers across 100 Ruhr factories and brutal conditions, with sentencing to follow as the second part proceeds. Also reports on un-American activities hearings naming Currie and White in a sprawling espionage inquiry.
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Bertha
Ewald O. Loeser
Eduard Houdremont
Erich Mueller
Stalingrad
Friedrich W. Janssen
Krupp
Berlin
Max Otto Inn
Karl F. Eberhardt
Heinrich L. Korschan
Breslau
Frederich von Buelow
Gestapo
Werner H. Lehmann
Hasn Gustaf Kupe
Loeser
Houdremont
Mueller
Janssen
Eberhardt
Ruhr
Krups
Young Krupp
Guts
Curry held on felony charges after May preliminary hearing
Walter waiting automobile and Curry remained in custody on two felony counts with bonds set at five thousand dollars each after a May preliminary hearing. The case, heard in C. Jefferys court, will go to the September grand jury following evidence deemed sufficient for action. Curry allegedly shot at youths on Wickwire road near Dever's Grove Radio Ranch injuring Charles Weaver in the foot with a 45 caliber revolver. Weaver was among five walking along the road when the incident occurred. Samples, Curry's attorney, urged the public refrain from judgment until sworn testimony is presented in Taylor County Circuit Court this fall.
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C. Jefferys
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W. D. Sergent
Charles Weaver
Wickwire
Dever
Taylor County
Samples
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